Year in review: Animal stories

Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times

Matthew Simmons gets a lick from his wolf dog, one of 29 that were rescued from small cells where they were bred and imprisoned in Anchorage, Alaska. They now live in a 20-acre wolf sanctuary in the Los Padres National Forest. More: Los Padres sanctuary goes to the rescue of wolf dogs

Matthew Simmons gets a lick from his wolf dog, one of 29 that were rescued from small cells where they were bred and imprisoned in Anchorage, Alaska. They now live in a 20-acre wolf sanctuary in the Los Padres National Forest. More: Los Padres sanctuary goes to the rescue of wolf dogs (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)